, 1887-08-23
TOW N TALK.
Cosby Little paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout lhe City.

Judge Lacey's little son is lying seri-
ously sick with mountain fever.
The I0-cent circus drew small crowds
Yesterday on account of the bad weather.
Judge Lee treated two tramps in his
court Yesterday. They received a SEN
tenca of ten days each
A car load of ties for the street railway
was received last night, and work will
again be commenced on the line this
morning.
Workmen were engaged in laying stone
on the new depot tower yesterday. 1t is
said that the work will now be rapidly
completed.
Entries for the Cheyenne club cup race
closed at IL o'clock last night. The
horses to run are Wyoming bred and will
be riden by owners.
A petition has been filed with the clerk
of the district court in the right Of way
suit of the Cheyenne & Burlington rail-
way VS.. Della Sullivan.
1t is authoritatively stated that Jay
P~ettibone, of this city. was married in
Buffalo, N. Y, last week to a very
wealthy and beautiful young lady.
Kerr M. Sheets, who died at Iron
Mountain Sunday morning from the
effects of injuries received by the fall of a
horse, was buried Sunday afternoon.
A horse belonging to Jos. Chivereaux
was recently attached by Constable God
dard in behalf of a Cheyenne merchant.
1t was sold at auction Yesterday and
brought $40.
The Red Stocking ball club was again
defeated by the North Platte aggregation
Sunday, this time by a score of Is to ID.
The Nebraska nine plays in this city some
time next month.
There was a small blaze last evening In
a summer kitchen attached to a..south side
residence. The flames had been extin-
guished before any Of the fire companies
reached the scene.
The to be continued Bancroft Histori-
cal company is to be sued by the Farmers
Alliance of Fort Collins, Col. They clam
to have been swindled. Their allegation
is rather mild. They were robbed.
Col. Murrin landed in Cheyenne just
twenty years ago yesterday. During that
period he has been mayor Of the city,
a member of the legislature, and has held
many other positions of honor and trust.
There will be a meeting of the Young
Women's auxiliary Of the Y. M. q. A.
at the reception rooms of the association
this evening at 1870 o'clock. All ladies'
interestedrin this work are invited to be
present.
A large number of people visited Silver
Crown Sunday. A party Of bicyclists
wheeled the distance. The smelter is
running smoothly, and the prospects of
the camp arc daily growing brighter and
more promising.
One of the newly appointed letter car
riers raped at the door of a Sixteenth
street residence yesterday to inquire the
street number. The occupant, a colored
lady, suspecting him to be a book agent,
drove him off with a broom.
A large crowd assembled at the park
Sunday afternoon to hear the city band
concert. A choice programme was finely
rendered. The threatening weather
caused q decided falling off in the attend
auce during the rendition of a portion of
the music.
According to the Rawlins Journal
there have been at least half a dozen bur-
glaries committed in that town during the
past week. Nothing of any great value
has been stolen, and although there has
been a wholesale arrest of tramps made
no one has been convicted.
The register and receiver of the local
land Office have decided the contest case
Of Swainsen vs.. Tinker in favor of the
contestant, with the recommendation that
the entry be cancelled. The land involved
is a timber culture claim a few miles
southeast of this city.
The highest temperature yesterday was
60, the lowest 4So. There was a lively
demand for overcoats last evening. Ac-
cording to the report of the signal service
officer a cold wave swept over the west
yesterday. The highest temperature at
Denver was $40, at Omaha 660.
johnson county was inadvertently omit
ted in The LEADERS recapitulation of
the territorial valuation Sunday morning.
The addition OF the sum mentioned in
the abstract of the assessment tor that
county, increases the total assessment to
oyer 81 200, 900 more than the amount
listed last year.